Friends at war: How Tinubu, Sanusi’s once cozy relationship turned nasty
The relationship between President Bola Tinubu and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has soured, shifting from alliance to animosity. At the core of the fallout…
Lagos directs blockage of illegal turning on Lekki-Ajah Expressway
The Lagos State Government says an illegal turning point impeding traffic at Fidelity Bank/Ikota on Lekki-Ajah Expressway has been blocked by…
Airport Relocation: Obasanjo lauds Adeleke
Former President Olusegun Obasanjọ has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for maturity with which he handled the shenanigans of the…
Father, daughter beheaded in Delta over land dispute
A 70-year-old man simply identified as Mr. Aghanti, and his 50-year-old daughter identified as Mrs. Atagoshi have been beheaded over a land dispute in the…
Mudashiru Obasa Is Very Rude – Muiz Banire
A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Muiz Banire, has accused Mudashiru Obasa, the recently impeached Speaker of the Lagos…
Tanker explosion: Bago bans heavy duty trucks from plying one-way
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has banned heavy-duty trucks from plying one-way through Dikko Bridge. The order by the governor on Saturday followed an…
Nigeria accepts BRICS partner country invitation, says it’ll enhance trade, investment
The ministry of foreign affairs says Nigeria has accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. Kimiebi Ebienfa, acting spokesperson for the ministry, announced the development in a statement on Saturday.…
My comments on Tinubu’s policies sensationalised – Emir Sanusi
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, yesterday described reports of a statement credited to him to the effect that he would not help the Tinubu administration to explain its policies as sensational. Media…
IGP approves kits, uniforms for officers
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has approved the distribution of new kits and uniforms to NPF personnel in other ranks. Egbetokun reaffirmed commitment to improving officers’ welfare and…
EFCC Operative Halisu Buried In Sokoto After Anambra Raid, Was Planning His Marriage Before Sudden…
Halisu Sahabi, an Assistant Superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who was killed on Friday by a suspected internet fraudster, during a raid in Awka, Anambra State, has been buried in Sokoto…
Lagos shuts school over death of two-year-old pupil
The Lagos State Government has closed Smiley Kids Montessori, located in Heritage Place Estate, Sangotedo, following a tragic swimming pool accident that resulted in the death of two-year-old Rapheala Ogbodo. This…
Speak truth to power without antagonising govt – VP Shettima tells media firms
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored media professionals in Nigeria to be more focused on objectively speaking truth to power rather than antagonising the government. Drawing the distinction between…
Nigerians need to stop saying ‘May Nigeria never happen to you’ — Taiwo Oyedele
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has called on Nigerians to stop using the expression ‘May Nigeria never happen to you’. Oyedele said on Saturday at The…
2025 Budget Shocker: Goals difficult to achieve as reforms not working — NACCIMA
Says private sector shrinking•Lists massive running costs, deficit financing, loans, wobbling Naira as high hurdles•‘You cannot tax a dead company’ •Narrates how Nigeria lost top GDP ranking in 10 years to…
I ran from sleeping with men in Nigeria to sleeping with animals in Libya
Tales from the streets By Vanguard Every time I heard about human trafficking, I never thought I would be involved. I never thought I would be one of the people anyone will point to as being a part of the trade.…
Nigerian woman cries for help as UK Government takes away kids, arrests husband
A UK-based Nigerian woman has made a plea for assistance after a series of troubling events led to the removal of her children by social services and the…
TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in
TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law…
77 persons confirmed dead in Niger tanker explosion
Seventy-seven lives were lost in a deadly tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic event, which…
Canada to hit Americans with ‘Trump tax’ in response to tariffs
Americans will be hit by a “Trump tariffs tax” if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products, the Canadian foreign minister said Friday, pledging a hard-hitting response in any trade…
Ex-Mozambique minister sentenced for role in ‘hidden debt’ scandal
Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang was sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Friday in connection with a graft scandal that sparked an economic crisis in his home country. Chang, 69, was…
Two ‘lovers’ inflict injuries on exam officer over failed admission in Kano poly
A Kano Polytechnic teacher, Aliyu Hamza Abdullahi, is presently recuperating from a deep cut allegedly inflicted by a female candidate who failed to be…
US Treasury to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to avoid debt default
The US Treasury Department will start taking “extraordinary measures” next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes…
NAFDAC seals pharmacy in Abuja for selling expired drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed off a pharmacy located at Onitsha Crescent, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, for selling expired and unregistered drugs. In a statement,…
Indian court finds man guilty in notorious hospital rape case
An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year. The discovery of the victim’s bloodied…